More electric vehicles are zipping down Madison roads than ever – and local companies are helping to drive the surge. See why area employers are making EV charging stations an important part of their business plans.
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More electric vehicles are zipping down Madison roads than ever – and local companies are helping to drive the surge. See why area employers are making EV charging stations an important part of their business plans.
How are the charging stations metered?
What is the cost for a standard station (both one and two unit)? Does MG&E rent, lease or sell the units? I assume that a local electric contractor runs the feed to the charging unit and the units are 220 volt, 30 amp.
It certainly seems like the answer to cleaner air. But the downside for me is
that I’m an anxious person and would I be always worried that my electricity
would be used up? I’m sure one can get used to it.
Glad to see MG&E encouraging this alternative energy for cars, especially commuters.
Range anxiety has been one of my hesitations for going electric. How well does “Who gets to use it?” work in the real world?
Excellent..one up in my book for American Family Insurance!!
Bizarre though that the Federal Government won’t put them in for their employees…you’d think this would be a priority.
Very neat ideas! It is nice to see MGE leading the way on helping companies encourage and support their employees in reducing the use of fossil fuels. I think the issues of who gets to use the stations is a difficult one to solve,however.
Workplace chargers make a lot of sense. People don’t realize how CHEAP it is to charge and EV. Even from “zero” you can charge a Chevy Volt at MG&E rates for well under $2.00 and go 40 miles. With the Volt I actually have GREATER range than with a regular gas car. The best part of driving the Volt for me was not the “environmental benefits”. No. It was just plain fun. So much so that now that I am over “range anxiety” I have purchased a 100% electric. (For those that are worried about range, I recommend starting with a plug-in hybrid, they will discover that range is a non-issue on their own, especially as more stations become available).
I see these at Kohls and Walgreens. i hope this catches on to more people and companies.
Electric cars are a great environmental and ecological solution to our heavy dependence on gas-fueled automobiles. Gas is not an everlasting resource.
How about adding a list of local companies who have installed chargers, so that they can get some positive publicity?
I encourage this from landlords & businesses. But don’t forget, unless that electricity is coming 100% from renewable resources, you are just replacing one environment polluting fuel source (gas in autos) for another (coal/nat gas at power plant).
Great to hear more charging stations are going up around town. I do wish the price for electricity was closer to what one pays when charging at home. Currently it is 2 dollars per hour or 1 dollar per hour if you fill out certain paperwork ahead of time. At that rate it costs me at least 4 dollars to charge 40 miles of electricity in my volt which is a lot more than charging at home and is more than gasoline. Also, if you don’t do the paperwork it is 8 dollars for 40 miles which is a lot. I understand why MGE needs to charge – it is expensive to get the stations out there.
Great idea; love it!